Ahead of the highly anticipated opening of Sunseeker Resort along the Peace River in Punta Gorda, I bid farewell to all my favorite restaurants in downtown Sarasota and Bradenton and headed southbound ...

Charlie Johnson, Kenny Tyner, and George Spies unveiled a renovated coastal-style dining spot, The Salty Tarpon, featuring an ...

Kelly and Jimmy Beall have been feeding hungry seafood lovers at Peace River Seafood Restaurant & Market in Punta Gorda for 17 years. Local blue crab is their specialty, and people drive from all over ...

As everyone knows, romance is best served scattered, smothered and peppered, which is why Waffle House has been a Valentine's Day destination for tasteful, discriminating lovers for more than a decade ...

Six years ago, the Beef 'O' Brady's on Taylor Street in Punta Gorda was doomed for closure. The parking lot was often empty. The owners were retiring. Beef 'O' Brady's corporate office had listed the ...

A brewery from Charlotte County plans to open a new location in University Town Center, joining both the shopping district's growing list of businesses and Sarasota-Manatee's roster of breweries. The ...

After what felt like a particularly quiet off-season this summer in the Sarasota area, we appear to be back in full force in October, with this month's local events guide featuring roughly twice as ...